"Perfect Wheel Brush" from Poper Auto Care?

Which is most efficient at cleaning rims

  • Perfect Wheel Brush

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  • Meguiar's Vesa Angle Wheel Brush

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  • Other

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danforz

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Hey guys, looking for a brush for my wheels. Its between Meguiar's Versa Angle or Perfect Wheel Brush.



Only reason I'm being so picky is the PWB LOOKs like it'd work better then the MVA, however I've heard a lot of good things about the MVA.



Opinions?

Perfect Wheel Brush
 
do a google search... "Meguiars Versa-Angle Wheel Face Brush" and you'll find some places that still stock them, otherwise check your local big lots like i mentioned before...
 
The Perfect Wheel Brush looks pretty generic. I'm almost sure Walmart sells something very similar to that.



Meg's Versa Angle brush is pretty decent. It's better for wheels with larger surface areas. The bristles are soft, considering they're for wheels. I personally hate how the bristles clump up together when they're wet, but it still does the job.



The better Meg's wheel brush IMO is the corn on the cob style spoke brush. That gets in areas where you normally couldn't reach without removing the wheels. Its downfall though is that all the twisting, pushing, and pulling you will do to clean certain wheels will eventually destroy this brush. The metal will eventually snap. Also, it's more prone to damaging wheels because the only thing protecting your wheels from this sharp metal that the brush is constructed of is a little rubber tip, and that will probably break off first before the brush itself falls apart. Unfortunately, I haven't seen this brush sold anywhere else so far.



The Meg's Versa Angle Wheel Brush you still might be able to find at a local Big Lots.
 
I find it's harder for me to clean the wheels with a long Carrand brush that looks very similar to the one pictured here - better suited for the undercarriage IMO.



My vote goes to OXO brushes - ergonomic , wears well, softer than generic wheel brushes, still readily available. :2thumbs:



OXO also makes a spoke brush but I haven't tried it. I had (and loved using) a Mr. Clean sheepskin spokebrush that Accumulator would have approved off (no risk of marring). Unfortunately, it met it's demise after I tried cleaning a friend's wheels with it (the cracked CV boot leaked some nasty chemicals into the wheels). :(
 
That brush does not look all that good. The Meg's brush can be found at some Big Lots for $5.99, the brstles are really soft and hold suds well. My local BL still had 2 or 3 left a couple of days ago. They also had the tire and wide body brush.
 
zingyginger said:
I had (and loved using) a Mr. Clean sheepskin spokebrush
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+1, LOVE that spoke brush. I have two that I also found at Big Lots, but can't find them anymore. I wash the face of the wheel with the Meg's brush and hit between the spokes with the Mr Clean brush.
 
I don't like the looks of that brush, I do have a few sets of megs brushes, but honestly i very rarely even use a brush on wheels, normally use a mf bone or some sort of washing sponge. Grout sponges work well on wheels (thanks spoiled).
 
I voted "other" as I do most of my wheel cleaning with an assortment of BHBs.



zingyginger said:
How do you clean the back of the wheels without cuts in your sponge or your hands?
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Wash media with handles (e.g., Quickee Sponge Mops for glassware, "foam on a stick" from Danase, EZ Detail Brush), or little sponges/mitts (e.g., "four finger mitt" from Griot's).



I don't care if the wash media get cut, it's my fingers I take care of ;)
 
I don;t use a brush on wheels. I use an old wash mit.



For behind the spokes, I use a foam sponge dish mop. Works great...and is easy. Dollar stores have ';em.
 
I have both of the OXO brushes and love them. AG carries both of them btw. I bought the Mr. Clean one from BL too and it works very well. As for the Meg's wfb I picked up one for a friend a little while ago at BL for $3.00. Last time I was there they still had three left, great deal as K-Mart was selling them for $10.00. The OXO and Meg's are about the same for softness, I'll also use an old Sheepskin mitt to do my wheels as they don't get that dirty with the sealant on them.



Also if you happen to see the Black Magic kits that they sold with the mf's, various sponges and spoke brush grab one. The spoke brush is perfect for wheels with tighter spokes and I was able to reach all the way to the back on a wide BMW 750iL wheel. The auto sponges at Dollar Tree (forget the brand at the moment) are perfect for getting in to do the back of the wheel. They don't scratch or shred either. I always wear nitrile gloves when doing any washing so I don't worry about my fingers. It also allows you to get behind the spokes to rub and no chemical worries.
 
Since the Meg's brush was discontinued, I've been using the E-Z Detail brush on wheels with good results.
 
Where can one buy a good boar's hair spoke brush? According to properautocare.com:



"First, a lot of what's being sold as "boar's hair" isn't. It's horse hair that has been artificially stiffened with nylon or polyester. That wouldn't matter if you were scrubbing your dog but if you're washing your collector or exotic car, it can put washing swirls in the finish. You see, the advantage of real boar's hair is that it's the only natural hair that doesn't go limp when it's wet. It's naturally thick and sturdy. When wet, boar's hair holds an abundance of water. As a brush, boar's hair delivers mounds of soapy water with a bristle strong enough to scrub the surface yet soft as, well, hair. Real boar's hair will not scratch clear coat finishes or remove top wax or sealant coatings. It's truly unique.



The second little secret within the brush industry is that most boar's hair brushes, even the ones with real boar's hair, fall apart. The reason for this is the way most brushes are made. Bundles of boar's hair are "compression-fit" into holes, usually in a plastic block. As the brush ages, normal bristle movement causes the hair bundles to loosen and fall out, often dozens at a time."
 
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